Base for lanterns.



J. ABETZ'.

BASE FOR LANTBRNS.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 17, .1913.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH ABETZ, OF NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT.

BASE FOR LLANTERNS.

Application led September 17, 1913.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Serial No. 7905198.

To all 'whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, JosnPI-I ABETZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at New Britain, in the county of Hartford and State of Connecticut, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bases for Lanterns, of which the following is a specifloat-ion.

My invention relates to improvements in bases for lanterns, and the object of my improvement is to provide .a base for lanterns that will add to the stability of the same and that will at the same time serve as a guard to protect the oil font and thereby improve the safety thereof and also make the same more convenient for use, especially for out door purposes.

In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 is a front elevation of my improved lantern. Fig. 2 is a bottom view of the same. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the lower part of the lantern before my improved base is applied thereto. Fig. 4 is a sectional view on an enlarged scale on the line x a of Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view on a still further enlarged scale of certain parts shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 4 and on the same scale of a modification of my base. Fig. 7 is a bottom view of the same.

The lantern 10 shown in the figures of the drawing and equipped with my improved base 11 is substantially ordinary, and is preferably of the type having at the lower end an outwardly extending annular flange 12 suitable for serving as a foot for supporting the lantern 10. The said flange extends outwardly and slightly downwardly from the lower end of the lantern body or font 13.

My improved base 11 is in the form of an auxiliary base applied to the flange 12 and the same is preferably made of some material having great specific gravity and suit ableJ for being applied to the said flange 12 by casting the same thereto so as to make an essentially integral connection. I find lead to be a suitable material for the said auxiliary base 11 or some lead alloy.

One way of applying the auxiliary base 11 to the flange 12 is to support the lantern 10` in some ordinary manner in an open mold having a diameter slightly greater than the flange 12 and with the said flange 12 sepa- Copies of this patent may be obtained for rated from the bottom by a distance corresponding to the desired thickness of the body portion 14 of the auxiliary base 11 and then pouring the molten lead in the mold to a depth so as to cover the outer edges of the flange 12 and extend slightly above the same and provide an annular lead mass 15 above the said flange 12. Accordingly the Hange 12 will be buried in the material of the auxiliary base 11, which latter extends laterally out-- wardly relatively thereto and thereby serves to protect the said flange 12 and the font 13 adjacent thereto from damage from blows or from collisions due to careless handling as by the handle 16. As the auxiliary base 11 extends outwardly beyond the flange 12, the same provides a larger base than the said flange 12 and thereby adds to the stability, and it is obvious that the fact that the same is made of lead has an important effect on increasing the stability.

The auxiliary base 11 shown in Figs. 2 and 4 has a body portion 14 extending entirely across the lower body or font 13. I find that very good results can be obtained and in a relatively simple manner by excluding the lead from the middle 17 of the base 11a, as shown in Figs. 6 .and 7. The said base 1121 is annular in form and is confined more nearly to the region essentially adjacent the flange 12, and the same provides superior stability for the same amount of lead. The auxiliary base of either form 11 or 11a can be applied to old lanterns already in use having a flange 12 or the equivalent or can be provided on new lanterns and when applied in the manner described is essentially integral therewith.

I claim as my invention A lantern comprising a font and a flange at the lower end thereof the said flange extending downwardly and outwardly relatively to the said font and serving as a support therefor, and an auxiliary base of lead positioned at the lower end of the said flange, and the extreme lower and outer portion of the said flange being embedded in the said auxiliary base.

Louis M. SCHMIDT, ROGER W. EDWARDS.

ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patenti, Washington, D. C.

Patented July 7, 1914. 

